Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has announced a series of measures to prevent soccer stadiums and university…
The wave of popular defiance and demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa parallels twidespread protest acrosss the globe…
The recent sentencing in the United Arab Emirates of scores of dissidents on charges of plotting to overthrow the government…
Militant, highly politicized soccer fans who played key roles in the toppling of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, opposition to post-Mubarak…
Now that the Socceroos (Australia’s football team) have qualified for the world cup, albeit in nail biting fashion once again,…
With four days left in the run-up to Iran’ presidential election, Supreme Leader Sayed Ali Khamenei has more to worry…
Written by James Dorsey James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, director…
Saudi Arabia, under domestic and international pressure to grant women sporting rights, is creating separate stadium sections so that female…
World soccer body FIFA’s newly established anti-racism committee has its work cut out for it in the Middle East and…
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has elected a prominent Bahraini soccer executive to complete the term of ousted president Mohammed…